Round, fat, long, large.
There is every color:
White, pink, crimson, violet.
Some are set with rubies, others with pearls. I saw one set with turquoises.
In Georgia, Vakhtang IV abolished the fathom, the meter, and the yard, keeping only the nose.
Goods are measured off by the nose.
They say, “I bought seventeen noses of flannel for a dressing-gown, seven noses of cloth for a pair of breeches, a nose and a half of satin for a cravat.”
Let us add, finally, that the Georgian ladies find this more convenient than European measures.
Théophile Gautier, poet, artist and novelist was identified with the romantic movement in French literature.